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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part III of the book, whose desk is near McCall's and they become friends?

2. Who pressures McCall to marry the young woman he is seeing who is having trouble at her job because of feelings of inferiority?

3. After arriving home from St. Brides, McCall makes arrangements to see whom but feels awkward around this person?

4. In Chapter 34, the mother of McCall's kids threatens to move back to where?

5. In Chapter 39, McCall interviews for a job with what newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McCall's reaction to the watermelon eating contest assignment reflect his racial sensitivity?

2. What happens in Chapter 40 when McCall is challenged by another driver?

3. How does Debbie's mom respond to the African name chosen for their first son and why does McCall insist on the African name?

4. Why is McCall now afraid of the people with whom he was once so comfortable?

5. How does the fellowship program in Missouri help McCall deal with his racial sensitivity?

6. Why does McCall enjoy the small things in Chapter 24?

7. Later, in Chapter 34, McCall pressures Debbie to abort their second child but why is McCall glad the abortion did not happen?

8. How does Stanley's visit become a turning point for McCall and the drug scene?

9. Why are Debbie's parents happy about the pregnancy, while McCall's parents are not in Chapter 32?

10. In Part III, what relationship does McCall have with his editor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does McCall's driving around and never finding his friends serve as an analogy of his life up to this point? Be specific and support with details from McCall's life up to this point.

Essay Topic 2

McCall is being beaten by the Cherry Boys and realizes they have no idea when or if they have gone too far in the beating, causing permanent damage or killing him. How does McCall's thoughts about this beating in Chapter 8 compare with his thoughts in Chapter 1 when they beat the white boy on the bicycle?

Essay Topic 3

In Part II of the book, how does McCall's incarceration and the people he meets while incarcerated affect his thinking and perceptions? Use specific examples and explain why chose those examples.

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